diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: create a rp user
+  user:
+      append: yes
+      groups: [gitlab-runner, www-data]
+      home: "{{ rp_path }}"
+      name: "{{ rp_unix_user }}"
+      state: present
+      system: yes
+      password: '*'
+
+- name: install required nodejs packages
+  npm:
+      global: yes
+      production: "{% if rp_debug %}false{% else %}true{% endif %}"
+      name: "{{ item }}"
+      state: latest
+  loop: "{{ npm_packages }}"
+
+- name: install uwsgi (emperor) packages
+  package:
+      name: "{{ item }}"
+      state: latest
+  loop:
+      - uwsgi-emperor
+      - uwsgi-plugin-python3
+      - libapache2-mod-uwsgi
+
+- name: enable uwsgi (emperor) on start
+  service:
+      name: uwsgi-emperor
+      enabled: yes
+      state: started
+
+- name: create /run/ directory
+  file:
+      state: directory
+      path: /run/uwsgi/app/rp/
+      owner: "{{ rp_unix_user }}"
+      group: www-data
+      mode: 0775
+- block:
+    - name: create the directory for code and environment
+      file:
+          path: "{{ rp_path }}"
+          state: directory
+          group: gitlab-runner
+
+    - name: unzip the rp code
+      unarchive:
+          src: "{{ rp_download_url }}"
+          dest: "{{ rp_path }}"
+          keep_newer: yes
+          remote_src: yes
+          mode: g+rw
+          owner: "{{ rp_unix_user }}"
+          group: gitlab-runner
+
+    - name: install python requirement
+      pip:
+          requirements: "{{ rp_source_path }}/requirements.txt"
+          virtualenv: "{{ rp_path }}/env"
+          virtualenv_python: python3
+
+    - name: install python dev requirements
+      pip:
+          requirements: "{{ rp_source_path }}/requirements-dev.txt"
+          virtualenv: "{{ rp_path }}/env"
+          virtualenv_python: python3
+      when: rp_debug
+
+    - name: yarn install the application
+      yarn:
+          path: "{{ rp_source_path }}/"
+          state: latest
+      register: yarn_out
+      changed_when: '"Already up-to-date." not in yarn_out.out'
+
+    - name: webpack the css
+      command: webpack
+      args:
+        chdir: "{{ rp_source_path }}/"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: create the local env settings for django
+      template:
+          src: templates/env.py.j2
+          dest: "{{ rp_source_path }}/project/settings/env.py"
+
+    - name: migrate the database
+      django_manage:
+          command: migrate
+          virtualenv: "{{ rp_path }}/env/"
+          pythonpath: "{{ rp_source_path }}/project"
+          settings: project.settings
+          app_path: "{{ rp_source_path }}"
+
+    - name: collect static file for django
+      django_manage:
+          command: collectstatic
+          link: true
+          virtualenv: "{{ rp_path }}/env/"
+          pythonpath: "{{ rp_source_path }}/project"
+          settings: project.settings
+          app_path: "{{ rp_source_path }}"
+
+  become: yes
+  become_user: "{{ rp_unix_user }}"
+
+- name: adds a vassal for rp
+  template:
+      src: templates/vassals-rp.j2
+      dest: /etc/uwsgi-emperor/vassals/rp.ini
+
+
diff --git a/templates/env.py.j2 b/templates/env.py.j2
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+{% if rp_debug %}
+DEBUG = True
+{% endif %}
+SITE_ID = {{ rp_site_id }}
+SECRET_KEY = '{{ rp_secret_key | replace('\n', '') }}'
diff --git a/templates/vassals-rp.j2 b/templates/vassals-rp.j2
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+[uwsgi]
+plugins = python3
+
+module = project.wsgi:application
+env = DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=project.settings
+chdir = {{ rp_source_path }}
+home = {{ rp_path }}/env
+socket = /run/uwsgi/app/rp/socket
+pidfile = /run/uwsgi/app/rp/pid